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Amy Falls Down
Amy Falls Down
by Jincy Willett
Amy Falls Down written by Juncy Willett (7/12/2013)
Amy Gallup has spent the last twenty-or-so years remembering her past and its joys and triumphs, teaching online writing classes, and writing in her notebook and her online blog. But things are about to change: she falls in her back yard, hits her head, and comes home from …more
A Box of Darkness
A Box of Darkness: The Story of a Marriage
by Sally Ryder Brady
A Box of Darkness: the Story of a Marriage (2/3/2011)
Sally Ryder Brady has written a book which is both confusing and very confused. It is confusing because even at the end the reader is not certain whether Mrs. Brady knew, on some level, that her husband Upton Brady was homosexual or not. It is confused because there is no …more
The Journal Keeper
The Journal Keeper: A Memoir
by Phyllis Theroux
The Journal Keeper by Phyllis Theroux (1/28/2010)
This is a book with a definite appeal, especially for someone close to Ms. Theroux’s age. However, it will be of interest to anyone who keeps a journal, would like to keep a journal, or is just interested in the musings of another person. My only quarrel with this book is …more
The Possibility of Everything
The Possibility of Everything
by Hope Edelman
The Possibility of Everything (9/3/2009)
The Possibility of Everything by Hope Edelman. As a memorist Ms. Edelman has accomplished what every memorist hopes for: to be able to surrender fear and be willing to reveal one's inner truth, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Having said that it is fair to say that this …more
The Angel's Game
The Angel's Game
by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz-Zafon (7/6/2009)
Mr Ruiz-Zafon's second novel in a proposed quartet was a distinct disappointment. The story is disjointed and overly gothic. Mr. Ruiz-Zafon states that this second installment is a semi-prequel. We can only hope for better things from the third book. The characters in The …more
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